The dates have been set for the 2005 Australian Wave Ski Titles. To be hosted by the Coffs Harbour Wave Ski Club.
Confirmed date is Monday 2nd May - Saturday 7th May, 2005.
Coffs Harbour Open dates have been set for 4th - 5th September 2004 (NOTE! The date has changed since the original announcement).
Location: Emerald Beach, NSW, Australia...
6pm Saturday: The Phone rings.
My heart races. – I’m aware of a swell on the east coast and I’ve been day dreamin all day.
Phone set to ear and – You beauty it’s my mate Brian. We quickly break into waveski talk.
“East coast, 3-4 foot, What are you up to.” - Hmmmm look around the room to see if it’s safe to talk.
“Don’t know, Why” – Never a dumber thing said...
Last Weekend: I hooked up with doctor John and his new ski and we took it thru its paces at Bethells. Oneills was 3 foot and peaky which isn't great for Oneills so we headed back over the Hill to Bethells.
We ended up in front of the island surfing a 3-4 foot right-hander which sucked up out of nothing and rifled off down the line. You needed to paddle hard and commit or it went ugly real quick. I had my ski and bottom turn nailed and enjoyed myself big time. John was a little apprehensive and was still finding his rails and working out what his new ski was capable of. All was going well and 3hrs went real fast. Two mates 3-4 ft, No one else out.
Life was sweet...
The Spirit of innovation is alive and flourishing deep in the one of Aucklands inner city basements. Late into the night doctor John has been travelling the road of dreams and shaping his new waveski.
When you hear someone is doing a D.I.Y it is easy to imagine some malformed monstrousity part fibreglass sprinkles of hair, skin of neighbours cat and finished with the wives kitchen utensils...
Kim Gardiner of the West Australian Waveski Association has done an excellent job to get this far at compiling the list of past World Titles winners. Can we all get together and finish this off? There's contact details on the site or drop a comment to this article here.
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